But as the boy gets to his feet, the group turn their attention to his rucksack (Pic: YouTube)

While the exact location of the incident isn’t clear, one YouTube user has identified it as Barking, east London, and the victim as Malaysian studentAsyraf Haziq.

‘This is a disgrace. Scum like this are vile and worthless. Send them to the frontline and see how “fearless” they become,’ posted viewer TrephineArtist.

‘All those people just walking by and watching it. They all just watched an injured, obviously confused and dazed boy get stolen from right in front of their eyes… there are literally no words to describe my disgust,’ said fellow viewer rolexxx.’Enough pretending people are basically good and courageous. We need to grow up.’

One member of the gang in particular is seen going through the youth’s bag (Pic: YouTube)

In response to criticism of the video aimed at the person behind the camera, specifically that he should have intervened instead of capturing the action, one YouTube user posted: ‘What was he gonna do? He’d have got his head kicked in if he went down there and tried to help him.

‘The fact that he filmed it means that there is now a greater chance of them being caught. Vigilante justice is not the way forward here.’